Endocytosis in cancer and cancer therapy

B Banushi, SR Joseph, B Lum, JJ Lee… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Endocytosis is a complex process whereby cell surface proteins, lipids and fluid from the
extracellular environment are packaged, sorted and internalized into cells. Endocytosis is …

Albumin uptake and processing by the proximal tubule: Physiological, pathological, and therapeutic implications

BA Molitoris, RM Sandoval, SPS Yadav… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
For nearly 50 years the proximal tubule (PT) has been known to reabsorb, process, and
either catabolize or transcytose albumin from the glomerular filtrate. Innovative techniques …

How can we use the endocytosis pathways to design nanoparticle drug-delivery vehicles to target cancer cells over healthy cells?

VT Cong, JL Houng, M Kavallaris, X Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted drug delivery in cancer typically focuses on maximising the endocytosis of drugs
into the diseased cells. However, there has been less focus on exploiting the differences in …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration and insights into the cellular internalization and intracellular fate of amphiphilic polymeric nanocarriers

S Mazumdar, D Chitkara, A Mittal - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
The beneficial or deleterious effects of nanomedicines emerge from their complex
interactions with intracellular pathways and their subcellular fate. Moreover, the dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting ferroptosis by poly(acrylic) acid coated Mn3O4 nanoparticles alleviates acute liver injury

X Shan, J Li, J Liu, B Feng, T Zhang, Q Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroptosis, a newly characterized form of regulated cell death, is induced by excessive
accumulation of lipid peroxidation catalyzed by intracellular bioactive iron. Increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Macropinocytosis is an alternative pathway of cysteine acquisition and mitigates sorafenib-induced ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

JK Byun, S Lee, GW Kang, YR Lee, SY Park… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Macropinocytosis, an important nutrient-scavenging pathway in certain cancer
cells, allows cells to compensate for intracellular amino acid deficiency under nutrient-poor …

Unconventional endocytic mechanisms

HF Renard, E Boucrot - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Endocytosis mediates the uptake of extracellular proteins, micronutrients and
transmembrane cell surface proteins. Importantly, many viruses, toxins and bacteria hijack …

Macropinocytosis: mechanisms and regulation

G Salloum, AR Bresnick, JM Backer - Biochemical Journal, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Macropinocytosis is defined as an actin-dependent but coat-and dynamin-independent
endocytic uptake process, which generates large intracellular vesicles (macropinosomes) …

[HTML][HTML] Proton-gated anion transport governs macropinosome shrinkage

M Zeziulia, S Blin, FW Schmitt, M Lehmann… - Nature Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Intracellular organelles change their size during trafficking and maturation. This requires the
transport of ions and water across their membranes. Macropinocytosis, a ubiquitous form of …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) to treat cancer: an updated review on the latest developments on boron compounds and strategies

A Monti Hughes, N Hu - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a tumor-selective particle
radiotherapy. It combines preferential boron accumulation in tumors and neutron irradiation …